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Moldova national football team results (2000–2009)

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The Moldova national football team represents Moldova in association football and is controlled by the Federația Moldovenească de Fotbal (FMF), the governing body of the sport in the country. It competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe.

The team's largest victory came on 18 August 1992 when they defeated Pakistan by five goals to nil. Their worst loss is 6–0 against Sweden in 2001. Alexandru Epureanu holds the appearance record for Moldova, having been capped 91 times since his first match in 2006. The goalscoring record is held by Serghei Cleșcenco, who scored eleven times in 69 matches. As of July 2019, Moldova are ranked 171st in the FIFA World Rankings. Its highest ever ranking of 37th was achieved in April 2008.

Moldova's first match of the 2000s was a 2–1 loss (after extra time) against Armenia in a Cyprus International Football Tournament. The team completed five qualification campaigns between 2000 and 2009, three for the FIFA World Cup and two for the UEFA European Championship; they failed to qualify in each. Between 2000 and 2009, the team played 90 matches and their record was 20 wins, 23 draws and 47 losses.

Matches

2000

2 February Cyprus Tournament Armenia  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Moldova Larnaca, Cyprus
Nazaryan 45'
Dokhoyan 95'
Report Popovici 70' Stadium: Ammochostos Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Michalis Paparvarnavas (Cyprus)
4 February Cyprus Tournament Lithuania  1–2  Moldova Larnaca, Cyprus
Fomenka 78'[1] Report Rogaciov 13', 76' Stadium: Ammochostos Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: D. Gudman (Cyprus)
6 February Cyprus Tournament Moldova  2–0  Slovakia Larnaca, Cyprus
Testemiţanu 77' (pen.)
Popovici 81'
Report Stadium: GSZ Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Loizos Loizou (Cyprus)
26 April Friendly San Marino  0–1  Moldova Serravalle, San Marino
Report Cleşcenco 49' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 100
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy)
4 June Friendly Moldova  0–1  Russia Chişinău, Moldova
Report Buznikin 14' Stadium: Stadionul Republican
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Ábrahám Attila (Hungary)
16 August Friendly Moldova  1–0  Malta Chişinău, Moldova
Serghei Rogaciov 45' Report Stadium: Stadionul Republican
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Zöhrab Gadiyev (Azerbaijan)

2001

14 February Friendly Israel  1–0  Moldova Herzliya, Israel
Keisi 34' Report Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Andreas Georgiou (Cyprus)
25 April Friendly Moldova  0–0  Estonia Chişinău, Moldova
Report Stadium: Stadionul Republican
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Viorel Anghelinei (Romania)
6 June 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Sweden  6–0  Moldova Gothenburg, Sweden
Larsson 38' (pen.), 58', 68' (pen.), 79' (pen.)
Alexandersson 74'
Allbäck 77'
Report
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Nya Ullevi
Attendance: 30,233
Referee: Steve Dunn (England)
15 August Friendly Portugal  3–0  Moldova Faro, Portugal
Figo 43' (pen.), 61' (pen.), 89' Report Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Giorgos Borovilos (Greece)

2002

9 February Rothmans Tournament Lithuania  1–0  Moldova Attard, Malta
Beniušis 33' Report Stadium: Ta' Qali Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Joseph Attard (Malta)
11 February Rothmans Tournament Moldova  2–0  Jordan Attard, Malta
Golban 16', 69' Report Stadium: Ta' Qali Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Anton Zammit (Malta)
13 February Rothmans Tournament Malta  3–0  Moldova Attard, Malta
Mallia 35', 54'
Mifsud 90'
Report Stadium: Ta' Qali Stadium
Attendance: 1,481
Referee: Darius Mieželis (Lithuania)
27 March Friendly Moldova  0–2  Hungary Chişinău, Moldova
Report Kenesei 14'
Tóth 51'
Stadium: Stadionul Republican
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine)
21 August Friendly Estonia  1–0  Moldova Tallinn, Estonia
Allas 54' Report Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
7 September UEFA Euro 2004 qualification Austria  2–0  Moldova Vienna, Austria
Herzog 4' (pen.), 29' (pen.) Report
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 18,300
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)
20 November Friendly Hungary  1–1  Moldova Budapest, Hungary
Dárdai 55' Report Pațula 16' Stadium: Üllői úti Stadion
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Wolfgang Sowa (Austria)

2003

12 February Friendly Georgia  2–2  Moldova Tbilisi, Georgia
Chaladze 61'
Ashvetia 83'
Report Golban 76'
Dadu 84' (pen.)
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Gevorg Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
5 March Friendly Israel  0–0  Moldova Ramat Gan, Israel
Report Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Paolo Bertini (Italy)
29 March UEFA Euro 2004 qualification Belarus  2–1  Moldova Minsk, Belarus
Kutuzov 43'
Gurenko 58'
Report
Report (UEFA)
Cebotari 14' Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Johan Verbist (Belgium)
11 June UEFA Euro 2004 qualification Czech Republic  5–0  Moldova Olomouc, Czech Republic
Šmicer 41'
Koller 73' (pen.)
Štajner 82'
Lokvenc 88', 90'
Report
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Andrův Stadion
Attendance: 12,097
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Israel)
20 August Friendly Turkey  2–0  Moldova Ankara, Turkey
Kahveci 30'
Yilmaz 54'
Report Stadium: 19 Mayis Stadi
Attendance: 15,300
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
20 November Friendly Luxembourg  1–2  Moldova Hesperange, Luxembourg
Schauls 77' Report Golban 19'
Dadu 90'
Stadium: Stade Alphonse Theis
Attendance: 623
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

2004

14 February Malta Tournament Malta  0–0  Moldova Attard, Malta
Report Stadium: Ta' Qali Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Valery Vyalichka (Belarus)
16 February Malta Tournament Belarus under-23 1–0  Moldova Attard, Malta
Hleb 39'[2] Report Stadium: Ta' Qali Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Joseph Attard (Malta)
18 February Malta Tournament Estonia  1–0  Moldova Attard, Malta
Lindpere 58' Report Stadium: Ta' Qali Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Lawrence Sammut (Malta)
31 March Friendly Moldova  2–1  Azerbaijan Chişinău, Moldova
Dadu 42' (pen.), 84' Report Qurbanov 20' Stadium: Stadionul Republican
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine)
28 April Friendly Israel  1–1  Moldova Ramat Gan, Israel
Covalenco 33' (o.g.) Report Rogaciov 71' Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 4,796
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)
18 August Friendly Moldova  1–0  Georgia Tiraspol, Moldova
Miterev 67' Report Stadium: Sheriff Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine)
4 September 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification Slovenia  3–0  Moldova Celje, Slovenia
Ačimovič 5', 27', 48' Report
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Arena Petrol
Attendance: 3,620
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä (Finland)

2005

9 February Friendly Azerbaijan  0–0  Moldova Baku, Azerbaijan
Report Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Levan Paniashvili (Georgia)
8 October 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification Norway  1–0  Moldova Oslo, Norway
Rushfeldt 50' Report
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 23,409
Referee: Steve Bennett (England)

2006

18 May Friendly Moldova  0–0  Azerbaijan Chişinău, Moldova
Report Stadium: Stadionul Republican
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Yuriy Baskakov (Russia)
16 August Friendly Moldova  3–2  Lithuania Chişinău, Moldova
Dadu 15'
Epureanu 57' (pen.)
Cleşcenco 87' (pen.)
Report Poškus 14'
Danilevičius 38'
Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine)
2 September UEFA Euro 2008 qualification Moldova  0–1  Greece Chişinău, Moldova
Report
Report (UEFA)
Lyberopoulos 78' Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni (Italy)
6 September UEFA Euro 2008 qualification Norway  2–0  Moldova Oslo, Norway
Strømstad 74'
Iversen 79'
Report
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 23,848
Referee: Hristo Ristoskov (Bulgaria)
11 October UEFA Euro 2008 qualification Turkey  5–0  Moldova Frankfurt, Germanya
Şükür 35', 37' (pen.), 43', 73'
Tuncay 68'
Report
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark)

2007

7 February Friendly Romania  2–0  Moldova Bucharest, Romania
Mazilu 75'
Mutu 75'
Report Stadium: Stadionul Naţional
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alexandru Deaconu (Romania)
24 March UEFA Euro 2008 qualification Moldova  1–1  Malta Chişinău, Moldova
Epureanu 85' Report
Report (UEFA)
Mallia 73' Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Vusal Aliyev (Azerbaijan)
22 August Friendly Latvia  1–2  Moldova Riga, Latvia
Astafjevs 31' Report Frunză 23'
Bordian 53'
Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Andriy Shandor (Ukraine)
8 September UEFA Euro 2008 qualification Moldova  0–1  Norway Chişinău, Moldova
Report
Report (UEFA)
Iversen 49' Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Robert Małek (Poland)
13 October UEFA Euro 2008 qualification Moldova  1–1  Turkey Chişinău, Moldova
Frunză 11' Report
Report (UEFA)
Ümit 63' Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
17 October UEFA Euro 2008 qualification Malta  2–3  Moldova Attard, Malta
Scerri 71'
Mifsud 84' (pen.)
Report
Report (UEFA)
Bugaev 24' (pen.)
Frunză 31', 35'
Stadium: Ta' Qali Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Igorj Ishchenko (Ukraine)

2008

6 February Friendly Kazakhstan  0–1  Moldova Antalya, Turkey
Report Bugaiov 10' Stadium: Titanic Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)
24 May Friendly Croatia  1–0  Moldova Rijeka, Croatia
Kovač 30' Report Stadium: Stadion Kantrida
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)
28 May Friendly Moldova  2–2  Armenia Tiraspol, Moldova
Arakelyan 25' (o.g)
Alexeev 73'
Report Pizzelli 25'
Pachadzhyan 54'
Stadium: Sheriff Stadium
Attendance: 3,653
Referee: Ihor Ishchenko (Ukraine)
20 August Friendly Lithuania  3–0  Moldova Marijampolė, Lithuania
Poškus 23', 54'
Danilevičius 61'
Report Stadium: Sūduva Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Hannes Kaasik (Estonia)
6 September 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Moldova  1–2  Latvia Tiraspol, Moldova
Alexeev 76' Report
Report (FIFA)
Karlsons 8'
Astafjevs 22'
Stadium: Sheriff Stadium
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland)
18 November Turniir Linnapeade Karikatele Estonia  1–0  Moldova Tallinn, Estonia
Voskoboinikov 56' Report Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Claus Larsen (Denmark)
19 November Turniir Linnapeade Karikatele Lithuania  1–1  Moldova Tallinn, Estonia
Savėnas 72' (pen.) Report Bugaiov 69' Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

2009

11 February Friendly Moldova  1–1  Macedonia Antalya, Turkey
Andronic 62' Report Pandev 53' Stadium: World of Wonders Football Centre
Attendance: 300
Referee: Pavel Saliy (Kazakhstan)
6 June Friendly Georgia  1–2  Moldova Tbilisi, Georgia
Khizanishvili 85' Report Sofroni 8'
Suvorov 57'
Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Pavel Saliy (Kazakhstan)
10 June Friendly Belarus  2–2  Moldova Barysaw, Belarus
Radyyonaw 4'
Bliznyuk 27'
Report Calincov 76'
Valeriu Andronic 82'
Stadium: Haradski Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
12 August Friendly Armenia  1–4  Moldova Yerevan, Armenia
Arakelyan 75' Report Golovatenco 35', 62'
Andronic 81'
Epureanu 90' (pen.)
Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 14,600
Referee: Lasha Silagava (Georgia)
10 October 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Israel  3–1  Moldova Ramat Gan, Israel
Barda 22', 70'
Ben Dayan 65'
Report
Report (FIFA)
Calincov 90' Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 8,700
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
14 October 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Latvia  3–2  Moldova Riga, Latvia
Rubins 32', 44'
Grebis 76'
Report
Report (FIFA)
Ovseannicov 25'
Sofroni 90'
Stadium: Skonto Stadions
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä (Finland)

Notes

1. The ELO ratings include an away match against Romania B on 24 May 2005 (lost 2–0), which is not included in the above table.[3]

  • ^a Turkey were ordered to play three home matches at a neutral ground, behind closed doors after violence in their World Cup Qualifying playoff match against Switzerland on 16 November 2005.[4]
  • ^b Greece were ordered to play two matches away from Athens after crowd disturbances in the game against Turkey on 24 March 2007.[5]

References

All details are sourced to the match reports cited, unless otherwise specified:

  1. ^ Goihman, Miron; Morrison, Neil. "Cyprus International Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  2. ^ Saaid, Hamdan (14 February 2008). "Malta International Tournament 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Moldova". www.eloratings.net. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Sanctions for incidents during Turkey v. Switzerland pronounced final". FIFA. 6 September 2006. Archived from the original on September 6, 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Greece given stadium ban". UEFA. 25 April 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2013.